Matchroom Boxing-ийн тэргүүн Эдди Хирн хөнгөн жингийн шилдэг тулаанч Арман Царукянтай албан ёсны гэрээ байгуулаагүй гэдгээ мэдэгдлээ.
Өнгөрсөн долоо хоногт Арман Царукян өөрийн цахим хуудаснаа Эдди Хирнтэй хамт авахуулсан зургаа нийтэлсэн нь тэднийг хамтран ажиллах гэж байна гэсэн таамаглалыг олны дунд үүсгэсэн юм. Өмнө нь Том Аспиналл, Иан Мачадо Гарри, Пауло Коста зэрэг UFC-ийн тулаанчид Эдди Хирнтэй хамтран ажиллаж, сурталчилгааны тал дээр дэмжлэг авч эхэлсэн нь энэхүү хардлагыг улам лавшруулсан билээ.
Гэвч Эдди Хирн энэхүү уулзалт нь зөвхөн санамсаргүй тохиолдол байсныг онцолсон байна. Тэрээр нэг зочид буудалд байрлаж байх үедээ таарч, хамтдаа өглөөний цай уусан болохоос бизнесийн шинжтэй ямар нэгэн хэлэлцээр хийгээгүй хэмээн Instagram хуудсандаа бичжээ.
UFC-ийн зүгээс тулаанчдаа хангалттай сурталчилдаггүй гэх шүүмжлэл байдаг тул Эдди Хирн ийнхүү тулаанчдад ивээн тэтгэгч олох болон хэвлэл мэдээллийн анхааралд өртөхөд нь туслалцаа үзүүлэх болсон. Хэдийгээр Иан Мачадо Гарригийн хувьд хамтын ажиллагаагаа албан ёсоор зарлах хүртэл нууцалж байсан ч Арман Царукянтай хийсэн өглөөний цай нь ямар нэгэн гэрээ хэлэлцээрт хүрээгүй бололтой.
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HAMMERSMITH, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 30: Eddie Hearn Matchroom Boxing Chairman during the announcement for the upcoming Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua fight at The British Airways Arc on September 30, 2026 in Hammersmith, England. The fight will stream live on Netflix on 11th December. (Photo by Mark Robinson/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Arman Tsarukyan and Eddie Hearn are not getting into business with each other.
That’s despite a picture that Tsarukyan posted last week showing what appeared to be a meeting between the longtime lightweight No. 1 contender and the Matchroom Boxing head. The picture had many speculating that “Batman” might be the latest UFC fighter to let Hearn take over some promotional duties, joining Tom Aspinall, Ian Machado Garry, and Paulo Costa.
The timing was interesting: UFC CEO Dana White had just suggested he wouldn’t be against featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski jumping the lightweight title line and fighting Justin Gaethje. Shortly after that, Hearn (who continues to be a thorn in the side of White and Zuffa boxing) shared the photo with Arman.
But take your tinfoil hats off, people. According to Eddie Hearn, this was nothing but a chance encounter at a hotel that turned into the opportunity for brunch.
“Everyone went crazy for this,” Hearn wrote on Instagram. “We were just staying in the same hotel randomly and arranged to have some breakfast together.”
Hearn has taken it upon himself to help UFC fighters in his stable get more media attention and lucrative sponsorships. For a promotion company, the UFC doesn’t actually promote its fighters very much, so Hearn has stepped in to fill that role. And it doesn’t hurt that the optics aren’t great for UFC and White, whom Hearn has accused of being checked out.
When Hearn and Garry linked up, they kept the deal a secret until the UFC announced Garry vs. Makhachev. Hearn wasn’t so secretive with his Tsarukyan breakfast, which he posted on his socials for all to see. With Tsarukyan waiting to see if he’ll finally get another shot at the lightweight title, could this whole thing affect his chances? Even now that we’re learning it was an innocent breakfast?
